Country
Japan
Date
Apr 29, 1964
A massive Mach 3 moth! The heavy missile tank Godzilla! The sky, sea, and land quake in the fierce battle of the century!
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Videos
Plot
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jun Tazaki | Editor Maruta |
| Yoshibumi Tajima | Kumayama |
| Kenzō Tabu | Prefectural Assembly Member |
| Yutaka Sada | School Principal |
| Akira Tani | Amimoto, Shizunora Village Leader |
| Susumu Fujita | Head of JSDF Task Force |
| Ikio Sawamura | Shinto Priest |
| Ren Yamamoto | Sailor at the Dock |
| Kōzō Nomura | JSDF Member |
| Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Police Officer at the Dock |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Infant Island Chief |
| Shin Ōtomo | Police Chief |
| Senkichi Ōmura | Shizunoura Fisherman |
| Miki Yashiro | Ms. Kobayashi |
| Wataru Ōmae | Happy Enterprises Employee |
| Kôji Uno | Shizunoura Fisherman |
| Yutaka Nakayama | Shizunoura Fisherman |
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| Toshihiko Furuta | Soldier |
| Hideo Shibuya | Journalist |
| Tadashi Okabe | JSDF Member |
| Seishirō Kuno | JSDF Member |
| Terumi Oka | Hamakaze Hotel Waitress |
| Shirō Tsuchiya | Shizunoura Fisherman |
| Takuzō Kumagai | Shizunoura Fisherman |
| Yukihiko Gondō | Happy Enterprises Employee |
| Kôichi Satô | Happy Enterprises Employee |
| Haruya Sakamoto | JSDF Member |
| Ikuo Kawamura | Transport Aircraft Pilot |
| Rinsaku Ogata | Transport Aircraft Operations Assistant |
| Haruo Suzuki | JSDF Correspondent |
| Katsumi Tezuka | Godzilla |
| Haruo Nakajima | Godzilla |
| Robert Dunham | US Navy Soldier (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaActionScience Fiction
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | モスラ対ゴジラ |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO |
| Data di uscita | 29 aprile 1964 |
| Exec. Producer | Sanezumi Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Shinichi Sekizawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ishirō Honda |
| Editors | Ryôhei Fujii |
| Cinematography | Hajime Koizumi, Takashi Nakao |
| Asst. Directors | Koji Kajita, Ishirō Honda |
| Lighting | Seishichi Kojima, Kuichiro Kishida |
| Camera Operators | Hajime Koizumi, Takashi Nakao |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1964
Certification
14A
Country
Portugal
Date
Oct 04, 1964
Country
United States
Date
Nov 25, 1964
Note
American International Pictures (AIP) release titled "Godzilla vs. The Thing". Shortened to 88-minutes, includes all-new "Frontier Missile Assault" sequence. Dubbed by Titra Sound Studios.
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Country
Belgium
Date
Jan 01, 1965
Note
Exact date unknown.
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jan 01, 1965
Note
Warner-Pathe release titled "Godzilla vs. The Thing". Exact date unknown.
Country
Peru
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Country
Iceland
Date
Jul 02, 1965
Country
Spain
Date
Feb 27, 1967
Country
Brazil
Date
Jul 16, 1967
Country
Taiwan
Date
Oct 23, 1967
Country
Italy
Date
Jan 01, 1970
Note
Kosmo Film International release titled "Watang! In the Fabulous Empire of Monsters". Includes the "Frontier Missile Assault" sequence. Exact date unknown.
Country
XC
Date
Jun 19, 1970
Country
Germany
Date
Apr 15, 1974
Note
Gloria Film West German release titled "Godzilla and the Prehistoric Caterpillars". Dubbing by SL Film Synchron GmbH, Berlin. Contains "Frontier Missile Assault" sequence from the US AIP version.
Country
France
Date
Feb 01, 1995
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
May 06, 1998
Note
Simitar Entertainment DVD. EN audio, only includes the US version, uncropped in 2.35:1. Disc is 2-sided and includes a cropped 1.33:1 version on the opposite side.
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 25, 2003
Note
"DVD Toho" DVD. Includes 1980 reissue cut and 8mm digest version of "Mothra" (1961) (one disc). CD jewel case set.
Country
Australia
Date
Feb 15, 2006
Certification
M
Note
Madman Entertainment DVD titled "Godzilla vs. Mothra". Includes AIP cut cropped into 1.33:1 & JP cut with English subtitles (one disc).
Country
Czechia
Date
Mar 01, 2007
Note
DVD
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Country
Germany
Date
Jun 21, 2019
Note
Anolis Entertainment DVD steelbook titled "Godzilla und die Urweltraupen". Contains both Japanese and W. German theatrical versions. German subtitles.
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 25, 2019
Note
The Criterion Collection/Sony Blu-ray set titled "Godzilla, the Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975". In Japanese with English subtitles.
TV
Country
Finland
Date
Sep 03, 2003
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